In fact, the story of this movie is very simple. The narrative of fairy tales is too complicated, which is mostly caused by heavy themes. For fairy tales like "Penelope", the theme of love is much more refreshing and concise, which also takes care of the children's movie-watching mood. The characters in the play do not have absolute distinctions between good and evil, there are only two kinds of good and stupid. The world of fairy tales does not need so much human evil. The setting of the movie scene is also partial to the fairy tale style, and the color matching and design are extremely rich and imaginative. Especially the windbreaker of the heroine Penelope and later dresses and holiday masks all have the shadow of classic cartoons in the past. And the ending is "the prince and princess live happily ever after", and dedicated the only (the only second) kiss scene in the film. This allowed the audience to wait for more than 90 minutes for the kiss scene to finally satisfy everyone, and even the children cheered. Ha ha
Okay, so much about the plot, and it won't be interesting anymore. Now enter James McAvoy's idiot time. Max, the male protagonist played by JM, appeared in the image of the Blue-Blood. The costumes and outfits follow the British decadent route, but he has a fairly fluent American accent. At the beginning, I was not very used to it, and I think JM himself is not very used, because later his Scottish accent will pop up from time to time, especially when expressing feelings). His appearance is undoubtedly amazing. I heard the "awesome" and drooling voices of a group of girls in the theater. (The latter is the author's imagination and heart, haha) And this scene of his appearance reminds me of Jack's appearance in "Titanic" inexplicably, the same card game, the same downfall, amazed the audience. In short, if you are a fan of JM, or are still immersed in his image in "Becoming Jane" or "Atonement", then this movie must not be missed (especially this movie was shot in 2006, also That is to say, it is earlier than the two films mentioned above, so the JM inside also looks younger and more lively). The whole film shows his charm from various aspects. "Blowing, pulling, playing and singing, piano, chess, calligraphy and calligraphy" are all available, and even the plot of a good man at home (wiping the table and mopping the floor) is not omitted. The electric eye close-up runs through the whole film, and even his most unfavorable height is instantly taller under the background of the petite and cute Ricci. OMG, Mr. in fairy tales Charming is nothing more than that (the only regret is that his hair styling feels a bit dirty, I don't know if he pursues this effect). Anyway, the charm of JM can now be said to have crossed the ocean to conquer the "new world", and it has completely fallen to me from the "old world", haha. The nympho is over.
As for the actor's performance, it feels very natural and superficial, which is also in line with the simplicity of the whole film of fairy tale love. Several supporting roles are very famous, especially the courier played by Reese Witherspoon. Although the appearances are extremely limited, they are still very interesting and eye-catching.
I think this film is very suitable to be released on Valentine's Day, but due to funding and issuer issues, it has been delayed until now, which is quite regrettable. It is recommended to watch it with your lover when you want to watch cartoons + romance movies.
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